Episodes
540 Episodes
WOF 109: Fire and Mission
Since Bishop Barron is out of town this week, we decided to share his talk from the FOCUS Student Leadership Summit in Chicago. Over 8,000 young Catholic leaders gathered to hear Bishop Barron speak about the Acts of the Apostles and our su
WOF 108: Lead with Beauty
How is beauty a route of access to God? In this episode of the Word On Fire Show, Bishop Barron explains how leading with beauty is the best way to evangelize.
WOF 107: Jesus vs. Caesar
Merry Christmas! In today's episode, Bishop Barron walks us through the second chapter of Luke's Gospel, which recounts the birth of Jesus. As we see, this story is far from a safe, charming fairy tale. It tells the story of a new king, one
WOF 105: Kids Q&A w/ Bishop Barron
Today we hear from some of our youngest listeners, as kids from all over the world ask Bishop Barron their most pressing theological questions. The kids are cute, but their questions are deep!
WOF 104: Sports and Spirituality
If you've listened to any number of Bishop Robert Barron's homilies or lectures, you've likely heard him use sports analogies to create a vision of the spiritual life. In this episode of the Word On Fire Show, Bishop Barron discusses how th
WOF 103: Why is there a Christmas Season?
Have you ever wondered why there is a Christmas *Season*? Like no other holiday, Christmas carries with it an intense period of anticipation, in which our hearts are readied with hope and love. Christians call this waiting time "Advent", an
WOF 102: Affirmative Orthodoxy
Today we continue our discussion of the eight principles of the Word on Fire Movement by focusing on the fifth principle, "Affirmative Orthodoxy." This term, originating with John Allen, Jr., refers to a positive presentation of what the Ch
WOF 101: What to Make of the Protestant Reformation?
We just passed the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a Wittenberg church, and initiated a massive split of the Christian community. What should Catholics mak
WOF 100: Listener Q&A with Bishop Barron
Today we celebrate the hundredth episode of "The Word on Fire Show"! It's hard to believe we've reach that mark. But to celebrate, we decided to focus on you, our listeners, and your wonderful questions. Bishop Barron answers several listen
WOF 099: How to Reach the "Nones"
This week, Bishop Barron is giving the annual "Erasmus Lecture" for *First Things*, where he'll speak on "Evangelizing the 'Nones'." That's the them of this episode, which explores why young people are becoming disconnected to religion, and
WOF 098: The 5 Men Who Most Influenced Bishop Barron
In his new book, [To Light a Fire on the Earth](http://wordonfire.org/book), Bishop Barron shares the story of his own spiritual formation as a young man coming of age after Vatican II, who is then called to preach to a secular world. Thank
WOF 097: Did Thomas Aquinas Really Prove God? (Part 2 of 2)
This is the second part of a series responding to a viral YouTube video titled ["Aquinas and the Cosmological Arguments"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgisehuGOyY) (750,000+ views), which claims that Thomas Aquinas' arguments for God hav
WOF 096: Aquinas and the Arguments for God (Part 1 of 2)
A viral YouTube video titled ["Aquinas and the Cosmological Arguments"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgisehuGOyY) (750,000+ views) claims that Thomas Aquinas' arguments for God have been decisively refuted. But have they? Bishop Barron r
WOF 095: How to Have a Religious Argument
Listen to Bishop Barron's talk at the Facebook HQ, which has already been heard over 275,000 times. Every day, millions of people argue about religion on social media. The comboxes of religious and atheist sites are among the most visited a
WOF 094: Bishop Barron's New Book with John Allen, Jr.
Bishop Barron has a new book coming out titled [To Light a Fire on the Earth: Proclaiming Christ in a Secular Age](http://wordonfireshow.com/book). It's a book-length conversation between Bishop Barron and John Allen, Jr., the award-winning
WOF 093: Bishop Barron at Facebook
Today (September 18), Bishop Barron will be speaking to Facebook employees at their headquarters in Menlo Park, CA, on "How to Have a Religious Argument." (The talk will be livestreamed on [Bishop Barron's Facebook page](http://facebook.com
WOF 092: Pro-Life AND Social Justice
There seems to be a divide in the Catholic Church between so-called "pro-life" Catholic and so-called "social justice" Catholics. Where did this come from? How do we heal this split? That's what Bishop Barron discusses in this episode. A li
WOF 091: Does Religion Have a Smart-People Problem?
Every now and then, articles and surveys pop up suggesting that religious people are, by whatever criteria, dumber than then general population—or at least dumber than atheists. Today Bishop Barron responds to this and the charge that relig
WOF 090: Beauty in the Catholic Tradition
What is beauty? Is beauty undefinable and entirely relativistic? Or is beauty an objective reality, backed by reason and understanding? How do Catholics define beauty, and how has Catholic Church evangelized through beauty over the centurie
WOF 089: What Really Happens When We Die?
What really happens when we die? In a recent [interview](https://www.facebook.com/TruthInsideOfYou/videos/1519175098148486/) with Larry King, popular astro-physicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, offers a scientifically reduced answer to this philo